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Happy Wednesday, readers! The latest print issue of the Norwood News is hitting the streets today, and it’s chock full of good stuff: an update on the living wage debate, a look at the end of Clinton’s football season, a farewell to Sal of Sal’s Pizza fame (he’s retiring this week) and more. Pick up a copy today, but until then, here are some other noteworthy news stories to keep you in-the-know. The latest twist in Bronx Councilman Larry Seabrook’s corruption trial: his former mistress, and the prosecution’s star witness, says she has early onset dementia. This is after she

A Norwood teen is recovering after being shot two times outside of an apartment he shared near Williamsbridge Oval Park on Tryon Avenue.

Rash of Violence Puts Fordham Neighborhood in Crime Spotlight

A recent series of seemingly unrelated violent crimes in an area near Fordham Road has a neighborhood in the spotlight and residents increasingly fearful.

Second Suspect Arrested in Grand Avenue Stabbing

Police have arrested and charged a second suspect in the Nov. 1 stabbing death of University Heights resident Gabriel Sherwood.

Small Turnout at Bronx Vigil a Sign That Fear Reigns

A handful of community members gathered in front of Monroe College for last night’s candlelit vigil in honor of Bimal Chanda. Eight flames honored the 59-year-old Fordham resident who died two weeks ago as the result of a brutal beating at the hands of two unidentified thugs.

Prayer Vigil Tonight for Murder Victim Bimal Chanda

Community leaders and local elected officials will hold a prayer vigil tonight for Bimal Chanda, the Fordham resident who was fatally beaten two weeks ago in the stairwell of his apartment building on West 190th Street. The service will be held outside of Monroe College, 2501 Jerome Ave., at 6 p.m. Community Board 7 member Mohammed Ali, who was a close friend of Chanda’s, is organizing the rally to draw attention to the recent uptick in neighborhood crime, and the vulnerability of immigrants to attack. He believes Chanda, a native of India, was targeted because of his ethnicity. The outbreak in

More NW BX Violence: 4-year-old Boy Shot; Gunman Shoots Up Bronx Lebanon

The recent outbreak of violence in the northwest Bronx continues. A four-year-old boy was shot during a botched robbery attempt in University Heights on Tuesday night. Last night, two hospital workers were struck by bullets when a gunman opened fire at Bronx Lebanon Hospital in Mount Eden.

Suspect Arrested in Grand Ave. Stabbing

Police have arrested a woman in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old man in an apartment building on Grand Avenue last week, according to the NYPD. Johanna Rivera, 26, of 2463 Grand Ave., was arrested and charged with second degree murder, police said. The victim, Gabriel Sherwood, was found lying in the lobby of 2460 Grand Ave. last Tuesday evening with multiple stab wounds to his torso. He was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital shortly after. The killing was one of two to take place in the Fordham neighborhood last week. Days earlier, 59-year-old Bimal Chanda was beaten

Last Thursday evening, as mourners began paying their respects to murder victim Bimal Chanda at the Parkchester Funeral Home, Chanda’s friends joined with community leaders and local elected officials outside of the building to publicly demand answers in his death.